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J. A. CASE.

WOODEN BOTTOIVIED SHOE.

APPlICATION FILED APR. l1. |919. Patented July 1, 1919.

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JESSE UASE, 0F BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR (INE-THIRD TO ELLIS F.

COPELAND, 0F BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

'WOODEN-BTTOMED SHOE.

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specification of fetter; Patent. 'f Patented July i, 1919..

Application led April 11, 1919. Serial No. 289,266. f

To all whom t may concern A Be it known that l, Jessie A. Casa', a citizen of the United States, residing at Brockton, in the county of Plymouth and'State or floor causing a clattering noise, due to' the resonance of the wood.

The chief object of my invention is to obviate this objection. Another object is to prevent the admission of moisture between the inner and 'outer soles.

To these and other related ends, the invention consists in the improvements which l w-ill now proceed to describe and claim.

@f the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,-

Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a shoe embodying the invention.

lFig. 2 is a section on line 2--2 of Fig. l, omittingall parts of the upper excepting a portion of the vamp.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the outer sole as prepared for attachment to the inner sole.

Fig. 4; is an enlarged section on line fir-i of F ig. 3.

lEig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view, showing a portion of the inner sole and a portion of the vvamp lasted thereon and permanently secured thereto.

'lhe same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the figures.

rllhe inner sole 12 is made of a single piece of any suitable wood to which the desired curvature is imparted, preferably. by pressure while the wood is in a pliable condition caused by steaming. 'lheouter sole 13 is also made of a single piece of wood, and preferablyy includes a heel 14C integral with the sole, the outer sole being; preferably curved in the same way as the inner sole. |The vamp portion 15 of the upper is lasted on the inner sole whilevthe latter is supported by a last, the inturned edge or margin of the vamp lying on the under surface of the inner solev and being permanently Sef curedby suitable fasteners, such as lastingr tacksl, driven more deeply than lasting," tacks which are to be subsequently removed."

It is obvious, however, that any other suit-- able fastenings such as staples, or screws, whlch may be composed of the well known cable screw wire, may be employed.

Before connecting the inner and outer soles, l attach to the upper side of the outer sole a practically continuous compressible welt 1Q, which is preferably a strip of soft vulcanized rubber folded as indicated by lfig. 4, the fold constituting the outer or-eX- edge of the welt, and the' length of the strip beingsuch that its ends meet to! form 'a joint 19, preferably located at the heel end. T' f1 The welt 1S is attached to the outer sole by suitable fastenings such as tacks 20, although other fastenings such as staples, or screws, may be employed.

IThe welt is arranged to bear on tlirned edge of the vamp, so that when the parts are assembled, as shown by Fig. 2, the' inner and outer soles are spaced apart by said inturned edge and welt.

Before securing the outer sole to the inner sole, lf apply, preferably to the upper sideA of the outer sole, and in the space surrounded by the welt 18, a compressible sound` deadening member 21, which/is preferably insole-shaped piece of corrugated wood veneer, although said member may be made of felt, or any other suitable material. lt is obvious that the member 21 may be applied to the inner sole and in the inner space surrounded by the inturned edge of the vamp.

. The outer sole is next located in position and secured to the dinner sole by suitable fastenings, preferably screws 22, passing through the outer sole and the space between the two/ soles, and suitably entering the inner sole to rmly connect .the soles and clamp their op-posed surfaces against the sound-deadening member 21,'thereby com- A pressing the latter. maintain the welt 18 and the inturned edge of the vamp under compression between said Said fastenings also faces, so that moisture is excluded from the bottom to make muchless noise than would 'be the case if the inner and outer soles were in direct contact with' each other.

The sound-deadening effect of the member 21 when the same is made of corrugated Wood veneer, is due in part to the air spaces formed by the corrugations.

I claim:

1. A Wooden-bottomed shoe comprising a Wood inner sole, a vamp lasted thereon, the inturned edge of the vamp being permanently secured on the under side of the inner sole, a Wood outer sole, a continuous welt of compressible material attached to the upper side of the outer sole and bearing on the inturned edge ofthe vamp, said Welt and inturned edge spacing the outer and inner soles from each other, a compressible sounddeadening member in the space surrounded by the welt and the inturned edge, and fastenings securing the outer sole `to the inner sole and clamping the opposed faces of said soles against said member to compress the latter, said fastenings also maintaining the Welt and the inturned edge of the vamp under compression between said faces.

2. A wooden-bottomed shoe substantially as speciied by claim l, the said Welt being composed of soft vulcanized rubber.

3. A Wooden-bottomed shoe substantially as Specified by claim 1, the said sounddead- @ning member being composed of corrugated wood veneer.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

JESSE A. CASE. 

